- sod grass
- noun
: a grass that forms good sod — compare saint augustine grass
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sod grass
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Sod — or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of this material.The term sod may be used to mean turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. However, in British English such… … Wikipedia
sod — Ⅰ. sod [1] ► NOUN 1) grass covered ground; turf. 2) a piece of turf. ● under the sod Cf. ↑under the sod ORIGIN Dutch or Low German sode. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
sod — sod1 [säd] vt., vi. obs. pt. of SEETHE sod2 [säd] n. [ME, prob. < MDu or MLowG sode, akin to OFris sada, satha] 1. a surface layer of earth containing grass plants with their matted roots; turf; sward 2. a piece of this layer vt … English World dictionary
Sod — Sod, n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather. See {Seethe}.] That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sod — [ sad ] noun 1. ) count or uncount MAINLY LITERARY a piece of earth that has grass and roots growing in it 2. ) count BRITISH IMPOLITE a word for someone you dislike or who annoys you a ) poor sod BRITISH IMPOLITE used for saying that you feel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grass — [n] lawn barley, grama, hay, meadow, pasture, sod, turf, verdure; concept 429 … New thesaurus
grass n — Sod farms provide instant grassification … English expressions
Sod roof — A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional Scandinavian type of roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century it was the most common roof on rural log houses in large… … Wikipedia
Sod house — The sod house or Soddy was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the United States and Canada. The prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone; however, sod from thickly rooted prairie grass was abundant … Wikipedia
sod — sod1 sodless, adj. /sod/, n., v., sodded, sodding. n. 1. a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass. 2. the surface of the ground, esp. when covered with grass; turf; sward. v.t. 3. to cover with… … Universalium
